T20 World Cup: One X-Factor player from each team
Several players will be vital for teams in the high-profile tournament.
6. Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Undoubtedly Pakistan’s best batsman & the best Pakistani batsman ever according to some experts, all of Pakistan’s expectations would be on the shoulders of their captain, Babar Azam. He has publicly acknowledged that he idolizes Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers and boy isn’t he doing a great job out there in the middle.
He has played 55 T20Is scoring 2120 runs including 19 fifties and a solitary hundred at an average of 48.18 & strike rate just below 131. His strike rate is often considered low but the form Babar is in, once he has seen the attack, he can single-handedly win matches for Pakistan. At 26, he has already seen great success and fame as he is the captain and the poster boy of Pakistan cricket.
He is probably the only Pakistani batsman who doesn’t look scratchy and uncomfortable while playing quality bowlers. The equation is absolutely simple. Pakistan has a chance of winning the WC only if Babar Azam leads from the front & ends up at least in the Top 3 run-scorers of the tournament. If he continues with similar dedication and grit, he is likely to become the greatest Pakistani batsman in the history of the game.
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